22312092when for his hand he had his two sonnes heads,

22322093Beheld his teares and laught so hartelie,

22332094That both mine eyes were raynie like to his:

22342095And when I tolde the Empresse of this sport,

22352096Shee sounded almost at my pleasing tale,

22362097And for my tidings gaue me twentie kisses.

2099What canst thou say all this and neuer blush.

2101I like a blacke Dog, as the saying is.

2103Art thou not sorrie for these hainous deeds.

2105I that I had not done a thousand more,

22412106Euen now I curse the day and yet I thinke

22422107Fewe come within the compasse of my curse,

22432108wherein I did not some notorious ill.

22442109As kill a man, or els deuise his death,

22452110Rauish a maide, or plot the waie to doe it,

22462111Accuse some innocent, and forsweare myselfe,

22472112Set deadly enmitie betweene two friends,

22482113Make poore mens cattle breake their necks,

22492114Set fire on barnes and haystalks in the night,

22502115And bid the owners quench them with their teares:

22512116Oft haue I digd vp dead men from their graues,

22522117And set them vpright at their deare friends dore,

22532118Euen when their sorrowes almost was forgot,

22542119And on their skinnes as on the barke of trees,

22552120Haue with my knife carued in Romaine letters,

22562121Let not your sorrow die though I am dead.

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